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Originally Posted by Minstrel
To me, the best album is one where every track sounds like a single. I don't care about flow and cohesion, I want one stand-alone gem after another.
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I disagree with this wholeheartedly. Although there are some good albums that fit into that definition, I think that a great album flows from one song to the next. It's a sign of not only a good musician, but a true lover of music as a whole to be able to take 10-15 tracks, and make you want to listen to the whole thing, in order from start to finish.
An example for me would have to be The Crane Wife by the Decemberists. That album just flows so well that it's hard to skip a track, even if the one that I really want to hear is two songs away. The album is constructed so that the two songs before it are the perfect build up, and by the time you get to it it's an orgasmic experience.
Just my $0.02, anyway.